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Ancient Africa
Africa- “The Birthplace of Humanity
“Mother Africa”Nile River Valley
Ancient Egypt Earliest civilization in AfricaOne of the two earliest civilizations in world history
Ancient Africa
Society with an advanced state of social developmentA complex society or culture group
characterized by: dependence upon agriculturelong-distance trade form of governmentoccupational specializationurbanismclass stratification
Civilization
Ancient EgyptRise of Egyptian
CivilizationBy 3150 BC, “pharaohs” unite Egypt as one kingdom
Centralized governmentHieroglyphsComplex religionsMonumental stone pyramids
By 400 BC, under rule of Greece then Rome
Egyptian Civilization Society
Patrilineal & patriarchal Royal incest commonWomen held in high status
Several woman rulers Hatshepsut
ReligionComplex polytheistic
Re (Ra), sun GodOsiris, god of the Nile
Seth and IsisImmortality of royalty (state)
Ancient Egypt
Ancient EgyptFive Great Pharaohs of Egypt
Narmer- “Scorpion King”Akhenaton & NefertitiKing Tut- TutankhamenRamses IICleopatra
Ancient NubiaNubians in Egypt
Egyptians called Nubian state- KushN. African region of Nubia in modern day SudanDepicted by Egyptians:
Dark skinHooped earringsBraided extended hair
752 BCE, Kushites ruled EgyptLasted less than 100 years
King Piye (Piankhi)Ruled as Pharaoh of
Egypt (752-721)Kushite king and
founder of 25th dynasty of Egypt
Took Memphis by force and flaming arrows
Egypt united under him and Nubian rule
Black Pharaohs of EgyptShabaka(721-707)
Brother of PiyeShebitku (707-690)
Son of PiyeTaharqa(690-664 BCE)
Younger son of PiyeBiblical Tirhakah
Led Egyptian/Nubian armies against invading Assyrians in defense of ally, Israel- Is. 37:9; Kings 19:9
Last Nubian Pharaoh of Egypt
TanwetamaniKing of Egypt (664-
656 BCE)Son of Shabaka and
nephew of PiyeAssyrians defeated
army and occupied Egypt
Ended Nubian rule
Should Egyptian Civilization and Nubian Civilization be associated with African American History?
Questions to Consider: